Bat News

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While this topic is not a "Birding" topic in the strict sense, it is all tied in to our environment.
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Wow, maybe this is why the bug population has increased:

U.S. Senate approves funds to research fatal bat disease 4:42 PM

Mysterious 'white-nose syndrome' has killed at least 1.5 million, placing North America's entire bat population at risk of extinction.

The U.S. Senate has approved $500,000 for continued research into a mysterious aliment that has killed at least 1.5 million bats in the northeast over the past three years, including most of the bats that inhabited New Jersey’s three largest winter dens.
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In NJ, we have had an explosion of Stink Bugs ... info:

It's interesting that these (stink) bugs have only been in the United States for about 10 years.

Authorities believe they hitched a ride from Asia and were first seen in the U.S. in Allentown, PA, in 1998 (location of int'l. airport). They have now spread to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.

Just imagine how many there will be in another 10 years, as they really have no natural predators, other than bats.